羽(yǔ)

HSK 56 strokes

feather

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Character information

Pinyin
yǔ
Meaning
feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 羽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿰习习

Two feathers or wings

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

习xí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 羽 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 羽

Common words using 羽 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǔ羽máo毛qiú球
HSK 5

badminton

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yǔ羽róng绒fú服
HSK 5

down jacket; down coat

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yì刈yǔ羽

Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name; Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power pla…

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wěi尾yǔ羽

tail feathers

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huàn换yǔ羽

to molt; to change feathers

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wēi威fèng凤yī一yǔ羽

lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole

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ài爱xī惜yǔ羽máo毛

(idiom) to cherish one's reputation

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yǔ羽huà化

levitation (of Daoist immortal)

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毛球绒服刈尾换威

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